[nrupesh]

does anyone know what files are installed when WMI core is installed in Win98 ?

I was after a list of files installed on the system when installing Windows management for Win9x

[LLXX]

Unpack the installer and see for yourself...

Or monitor its installation with FileMon and RegMon.

[erpdude8]

i realize that this is a very old thread but one of the files included in wmi9x.exe that's important to me is the smbdpmi.exe file.

SMBDPMI.EXE is the SMBIOS DOS driver as posted in the description in the SMBDPMI.PIF file, also bundled in wmi9x.exe.

In Win95/98 after running WMI9X.EXE and installing the WBEM 1.5 files, run the SMBDPMI.PIF file to make smbdpmi.exe create the smbios.dat & smbios.eps files. Those two files contain info about the computer/motherboard brand & model and the kind of BIOS it uses.

I found out that the DirectX Diagnostic tool (dxdiag.exe) from at least DirectX8 gets the "System Manufacturer", "System Model" and BIOS information from the smbios.dat file and attempts to identify the kind of computer you are using.

This post has been edited by erpdude8: 25 December 2010 - 11:20 AM

[jds]

OK, it's not clear if your posting was "FYI" or whether you're seeking the 'wmi9x.exe' file. I think it's the former, however, if it's the latter, the file is available at :
http://www.microsoft...18-A63847760EA5

I'm also interested by LLXX's suggestion to "Unpack the installer". Any idea how to do that? Neither TugZip nor 7-Zip can extract contents from this file.

Joe.

[CharlesF]

jds, on 27 December 2010 - 08:13 AM, said:

I'm also interested by LLXX's suggestion to "Unpack the installer". Any idea how to do that? Neither TugZip nor 7-Zip can extract contents from this file.

Have you tried Universal Extractor?

Last version doesn't run with Win9x.

[dencorso]

Nope. Just tried it, and the UE (v. 1.6.2) cannot do it either... Sorry!

[Sp0iLedBrAt]

Ummm... dencorso, where might one obtain this v.1.6.2 of the Universal Extractor?

Cheers

[CharlesF]

Sp0iLedBrAt, on 27 December 2010 - 04:43 PM, said:

Ummm... dencorso, where might one obtain this v.1.6.2 of the Universal Extractor?

On Google probably : "Universal Extractor 1.6.2"

but in what is it different?

Last version provided on the legitime site is 1.6.1

[Sp0iLedBrAt]

Exactly. I did manage to find some portable 1.6.2 off some site, but the .exe, although again a compiled AutoIt script, was not signed by the author, and gave a wrong version number.

I do always search first, and ask later

[dencorso]

It's kind of complicated... 1.6.2 is unofficial...
Member gora maintains it. It's sort of a fork. Search for his posts here at MSFN.

[CharlesF]

dencorso, on 27 December 2010 - 11:52 PM, said:

It's kind of complicated... 1.6.2 is unofficial...
Member gora maintains it. It's sort of a fork. Search for his posts here at MSFN.

"Universal Extractor 1.6.2" - did not match any documents.
but yes, could be the last version with upgrades in 'bin' folder.

I do it by myself also, for innounp, UnRAR, ...

This post has been edited by CharlesF: 28 December 2010 - 03:45 AM

[CharlotteTheHarlot]

jds, on 27 December 2010 - 08:13 AM, said:

OK, it's not clear if your posting was "FYI" or whether you're seeking the 'wmi9x.exe' file. I think it's the former, however, if it's the latter, the file is available at :
http://www.microsoft...18-A63847760EA5

I'm also interested by LLXX's suggestion to "Unpack the installer". Any idea how to do that? Neither TugZip nor 7-Zip can extract contents from this file.

Joe.

I took a look at this file wmi9x.exe that comes from that link. It identifies as some kind of modified Wise package. But none of the Wise unpackers I have handy would touch it. That includes the most reliable one, E_WISE.

Latest 7zip (7zip.exe) deconstructs it to a set of installer resources (with some date/times preserved):

 
     5,096  09-24-99  4:54p CERTIFICATE
     4,096  09-24-99  4:54p .data
     4,096  09-24-99  4:54p .rdata
     4,096  09-24-99  4:54p .text
        20  12-29-10  5:44a .\.rsrc\GROUP_ICON\102
       766  12-29-10  5:44a .\.rsrc\ICON\1.ico
 3,076,267  12-29-10  5:44a .\.rsrc\RCDATA\101 <-------- candidate
        32  12-29-10  5:44a .\.rsrc\RCDATA\101_1
     1,924  12-29-10  5:44a .\.rsrc\VERSION\1 

That large file identifies to a MSVC++ executeable of unknown compression, which 7zip and E_WISE won't touch. On a hunch I threw it into Wise Setup UnPacker v0.90A (WUN.EXE) and it almost extracts (date/times lost):

 
WISE0000               328  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0000
WISE0001            28,336  12-29-10  7:02a WISE0001
WISE0002           155,648  12-29-10  7:02a WISE0002
WISE0003            26,624  12-29-10  7:02a WISE0003
WISE0004            24,576  12-29-10  7:02a WISE0004
WISE0005            27,136  12-29-10  7:02a WISE0005
WISE0006             5,607  12-29-10  7:02a WISE0006
WISE0007            16,384  12-29-10  7:02a WISE0007
WISE0008               457  12-29-10  7:02a WISE0008
WISE0009            32,768  12-29-10  7:02a WISE0009
WISE000A             5,444  12-29-10  7:02a WISE000A
WISE000B            81,994  12-29-10  7:03a WISE000B
WISE000C            65,620  12-29-10  7:03a WISE000C
WISE000D           266,293  12-29-10  7:03a WISE000D
WISE000E            77,878  12-29-10  7:03a WISE000E
WISE000F             6,108  12-29-10  7:03a WISE000F
WISE0010            34,484  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0010
WISE0011               687  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0011
WISE0012               918  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0012
WISE0013             1,105  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0013
WISE0014               605  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0014
WISE0015            34,484  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0015
WISE0016               687  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0016
WISE0017               918  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0017
WISE0018             1,105  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0018
WISE0019               605  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0019
WISE001A            34,484  12-29-10  7:03a WISE001A
WISE001B               687  12-29-10  7:03a WISE001B
WISE001C               918  12-29-10  7:03a WISE001C
WISE001D             1,105  12-29-10  7:03a WISE001D
WISE001E               605  12-29-10  7:03a WISE001E
WISE001F            34,484  12-29-10  7:03a WISE001F
WISE0020               687  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0020
WISE0021               918  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0021
WISE0022             1,105  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0022
WISE0023               605  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0023
WISE0024            34,484  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0024
WISE0025               687  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0025
WISE0026               918  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0026
WISE0027             1,105  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0027
WISE0028               605  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0028
WISE0029               486  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0029
WISE002A           778,317  12-29-10  7:03a WISE002A
WISE002B           167,992  12-29-10  7:03a WISE002B
WISE002C            21,200  12-29-10  7:03a WISE002C
WISE002D           163,915  12-29-10  7:03a WISE002D
WISE002E            61,491  12-29-10  7:03a WISE002E
WISE002F           172,100  12-29-10  7:03a WISE002F
WISE0030           147,537  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0030
WISE0031           372,805  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0031
WISE0032            41,041  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0032
WISE0033           639,045  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0033
WISE0034           704,580  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0034
WISE0035           196,686  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0035
WISE0036            32,838  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0036
WISE0037           139,333  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0037
WISE0038            28,744  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0038
WISE0039           143,430  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0039
WISE003A            24,656  12-29-10  7:03a WISE003A
WISE003B            40,848  12-29-10  7:03a WISE003B
WISE003C            17,004  12-29-10  7:03a WISE003C
WISE003D               995  12-29-10  7:03a WISE003D
WISE003E           163,904  12-29-10  7:03a WISE003E
WISE003F           184,381  12-29-10  7:03a WISE003F
WISE0040         2,177,964  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0040
WISE0041            10,282  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0041
WISE0042            31,945  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0042
WISE0043            12,408  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0043
WISE0044         1,441,988  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0044
WISE0045           110,658  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0045
WISE0046             6,240  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0046
WISE0047               899  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0047
WISE0048           113,510  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0048
WISE0049            57,714  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0049
WISE004A           421,947  12-29-10  7:03a WISE004A
WISE004B           143,420  12-29-10  7:03a WISE004B
WISE004C            65,611  12-29-10  7:03a WISE004C
WISE004D            36,752  12-29-10  7:03a WISE004D
WISE004E           442,440  12-29-10  7:03a WISE004E
WISE004F            34,484  12-29-10  7:03a WISE004F
WISE0050               538  12-29-10  7:03a WISE0050
        81 file(s)     10,362,324 bytes 

It would certainly take some time and effort to parse this out further. Don't have the time myself at this moment.

If I remember correctly, this installer places a large set of files and registry entries in the system.

I would suggest installing it on an imaged (roll-back-able) 9x test machine with a registry dump and filelist, BEFORE and AFTER.

P.S. I just noticed in the preview that the CODEBOX does not have scrollbars! Did something else change with the forum software again?

[dencorso]

CharlesF, on 27 December 2010 - 06:17 PM, said:

Sp0iLedBrAt, on 27 December 2010 - 04:43 PM, said:

Ummm... dencorso, where might one obtain this v.1.6.2 of the Universal Extractor?

On Google probably : "Universal Extractor 1.6.2"

but in what is it different?

Last version provided on the legitime site is 1.6.1

It seems gora withdrew it. It was an unofficial update of 1.6.0, so it's parallel to 1.6.1.
I do update mine by hand, too, usually, so that I've decided to keep my tweaked 1.6.2...
Had all but forgotten about this. PM gora if you want more info about it, though.

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

Anyone found how to extract the files from the WMI9X.EXE package?

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

Sorry guys I asked the wrong question.
What I should have asked, do you know the proper command line switches to extract the files?
If someone create a inf file I can add the whole package to U98SESP3

Here they are.

/T test mode
/X pathname extracts files into pathname
/Z pathname extracts files into pathname and reboots
/S silent install
/M prompts for windows, system, temp dirs
/M=filename specifies a value file similar to /d above,
but for standard variables
/M1 same as /m plus it prompts before any file that is self-registered
/M2 reserved for internal use by Wise during debugger sessions

[loblo]

PROBLEMCHYLD, on 07 December 2011 - 01:05 PM, said:

Anyone found how to extract the files from the WMI9X.EXE package?

If, like here, first extraction doesn't work with 7-zip you can use Reshacker instead to extract wbemcore.exe from wmi9x.exe by saving the RCDATA/101/0 resource as binary file. Then, as per CharlotTheHarlot post, a WISE unpacker should extract from it all those WISE00xx files as indicated. You'll have to figure out what they actually are by doing some forensic examination on them. There is no other/better method I am afraid.

[loblo]

PROBLEMCHYLD, on 07 December 2011 - 02:16 PM, said:

Sorry guys I asked the wrong question.
What I should have asked, do you know the proper command line switches to extract the files?
If someone create a inf file I can add the whole package to U98SESP3

Here they are.

/T test mode
/X pathname extracts files into pathname
/Z pathname extracts files into pathname and reboots
/S silent install
/M prompts for windows, system, temp dirs
/M=filename specifies a value file similar to /d above,
but for standard variables
/M1 same as /m plus it prompts before any file that is self-registered
/M2 reserved for internal use by Wise during debugger sessions

I am not sure where you found those switches but they seem rather self explanatory.

Be aware that not everyone likes to have WMI/WBEM installed on their machines so its install should be made optional IMO if you integrate it in the SP.

This post has been edited by loblo: 07 December 2011 - 02:47 PM

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

loblo, on 07 December 2011 - 02:47 PM, said:

I am not sure where you found those switches but they seem rather self explanatory.

I found them here http://www.appdeploy...il-pf.asp?id=52

loblo, on 07 December 2011 - 02:47 PM, said:

Be aware that not everyone likes to have WMI/WBEM installed on their machines so its install should be made optional IMO if you integrate it in the SP.

Of course, everything will be optional as always.

This post has been edited by PROBLEMCHYLD: 07 December 2011 - 02:53 PM

[loblo]

PROBLEMCHYLD, on 07 December 2011 - 02:52 PM, said:

Of course, everything will be optional as always.

IMHO, the integration of WMI into the SP is perhaps not worth the effort since I don't think it offers any desirable addition to the operating system and is even perhaps a security risk since, as far as I know, it installs a runtime that allows your hardware to be probed from a web page through scripting and wmi.exe which runs as a background app/service might well be exposing your machine hardware from being probed or worse from the network.

If someone knows better, please chime in.

WMI stands for Windows (Hardware) Management Interface and WBEM for Web Based Enterprise Management btw if I am not mistaken, and might very well be synonymous with spyware IMO.

This post has been edited by loblo: 07 December 2011 - 03:30 PM

[CharlesF]

PROBLEMCHYLD, on 07 December 2011 - 02:16 PM, said:

What I should have asked, do you know the proper command line switches to extract the files?

You need to run the EXE file with the /X switch to extract the files.
For some patches it has to be done on a Win2k/XP/2k3 machine.

HTH